(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Erode.

ablative acerb acerbate acerbic acid acidic acidulent acidulous acrid acrimonious actual cautery angry baleful baneful biodegradable biting bitter brand brand iron branding iron caustic cauter cauterant cauterizer cautery corroding corrupting corruptive counterproductive cutting damaging deadly decomposable decomposing degradable deleterious detrimental dilapidated disadvantageous discontented disintegrable disintegrated disintegrating disintegrative disjunctive disruptive disserviceable distressing driving effective electrocautery eroding erosive escharotic feeling evil forceful forcible gutsy harmful hot iron hurtful imperative impressive incisive injurious keen lethal lunar caustic malefic malevolent malign malignant mischievous moldering mordacious mordant moxa nervous noisome noxious ominous out of humor out of sorts out of temper penetrating pernicious piercing poignant poisonous potential cautery powerful prejudicial punchy radium ravaged resolvent ruinous scatheful scathing scorching sensational separative sharp sinewed sinewy slashing solvent stabbing stinging striking strong tart telling toxic trenchant venenate veneniferous venenous venomous vicious vigorous virulent vital withering worn